US10457399B2 - Aircraft air conditioning system and method of operating an aircraft air conditioning system - Google Patents

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US10457399B2
US10457399B2 US14/859,610 US201514859610A US10457399B2 US 10457399 B2 US10457399 B2 US 10457399B2 US 201514859610 A US201514859610 A US 201514859610A US 10457399 B2 US10457399 B2 US 10457399B2
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  • the present invention relates to an aircraft air conditioning system and a method of operating an aircraft air conditioning system.
  • So-called air-based air conditioning systems are usually used at present in commercial aircraft to air-condition the aircraft cabin.
  • An aircraft air conditioning system serves to adequately cool or heat the aircraft cabin and to adequately supply fresh air into the aircraft cabin to ensure that a prescribed minimum proportion of oxygen is present in the aircraft cabin. Further, the humidity within the aircraft cabin is adjusted by means of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system is used to pressurize the aircraft cabin so as to maintain the pressure within the aircraft cabin, compared to the ambient pressure at the cruising altitude of the aircraft, at an elevated level.
  • Air-based air conditioning systems typically comprise an air conditioning unit, which is arranged, for example, in a wing root of the aircraft, and which is supplied with compressed process air that is generated by a compressor or bled off from an engine or an auxiliary power unit (APU) of the aircraft.
  • air conditioning unit usually is used so as to supply the air conditioning unit of the aircraft air conditioning system with compressed process air.
  • the air conditioning unit of the aircraft air conditioning system typically is supplied with compressed process air from the auxiliary power unit of the aircraft.
  • the process air upon flowing through at least one heat exchanger as well as through various compression and expansion units, is cooled and expanded.
  • Cooled process air exiting the air conditioning unit finally is supplied to a mixing chamber where it is mixed with recirculation air recirculated from an aircraft region to be air conditioned.
  • the mixed air from the mixing chamber via respective mixed air lines, is supplied to the aircraft region to be air conditioned which may be divided into a plurality of air conditioning zones.
  • DE 10 2010 034 831 A1 and WO 2012/022758 A1 describe an aircraft air conditioning system, wherein compressed process air that is bled off from an engine of the aircraft is cooled by transferring heat to a refrigerant circulating through a refrigerant circuit.
  • a turbine which serves to expand the compressed process air prior to being directed into an aircraft cabin is used to drive a compressor disposed in the refrigerant circuit.
  • the invention is directed at the object of specifying an aircraft air conditioning system which, at least during normal operation, allows a cabin of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system to be supplied with ambient air. Further, the invention is directed at the object of providing a method of operating an aircraft air conditioning system of this kind.
  • An aircraft air conditioning system comprises an ambient air supply line allowing a flow of ambient air therethrough.
  • the ambient air supply line has a first end connected to an ambient air inlet and a second end connected to a mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system so as to supply ambient air to the mixer.
  • the first end of the ambient air supply line may be directly connected to the ambient atmosphere, for example, via an opening provided in an aircraft outer skin via which the ambient air might be supplied to the ambient air supply line.
  • the opening may, for example, be designed in the form of a scoop air inlet. It is, however, also conceivable that the ambient air supply line branches off from a further ambient air conducting line or a ram air channel.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system further comprises a first compressor arranged in the ambient air supply line and being adapted to compress the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line.
  • the first compressor is adapted to compress the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line to an elevated pressure which allows the ambient air, after being further processed, to be supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system where it may be mixed with recirculation air recirculated from an aircraft cabin before the mixed air generated in the mixer is supplied to the aircraft cabin so as to air-condition the aircraft cabin.
  • a bleed air supply line of the aircraft air conditioning system allows a flow of bleed air bled off from an engine or an auxiliary power unit therethrough.
  • the bleed air supply line has a first end connected to an engine or an auxiliary power unit of the aircraft, wherein the supply of bleed air into the bleed air supply line may be controlled by a suitable valve.
  • a second end of the bleed air supply line is connected to an aircraft environment, e.g., via a suitable bleed air discharge device such as a ram air channel.
  • a suitable bleed air discharge device such as a ram air channel.
  • a bleed air turbine is driven by the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line.
  • the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line is supplied to the bleed air turbine, wherein the bleed air is expanded and thus cooled. Thereafter, the bleed air may be discharged to the aircraft environment, i.e., to the ambient atmosphere.
  • the bleed air turbine may be designed as a two stage turbine or may have a variable nozzle design. The operation of the bleed air turbine then may be controlled in a flexible manner in dependence on the actual operating conditions of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • the bleed air turbine is coupled to the first compressor so as to drive the first compressor.
  • the bleed air turbine and the first compressor may be arranged on a common shaft.
  • the bleed air thus is used to drive the first compressor arranged in the ambient air supply line.
  • the cabin of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system is supplied with ambient air which, via the first compressor, is compressed to the required elevated pressure before being supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system further comprises an ambient air branch line branching off from the ambient air supply line upstream of the first compressor.
  • the ambient air branch line may open into the ambient air supply line downstream of the first compressor and hence bypass the first compressor.
  • upstream and downstream in this context, refer to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • a second compressor may be arranged in the ambient air branch line.
  • the second compressor may be adapted to compress the ambient air flowing through the ambient air branch line. Similar to the first compressor, the second compressor may be adapted to compress the ambient air flowing through the ambient air branch line to an elevated pressure which allows the ambient air, after being further processed, to be supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • the second compressor like the first compressor, may be driven by means of the bleed air turbine driving the first compressor or an additional bleed air turbine.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system further comprises a cabin exhaust air line allowing a flow of cabin exhaust air therethrough.
  • a cabin exhaust air control valve may be provided in the cabin exhaust air line so as to control the flow of cabin exhaust air through the cabin exhaust air line.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may comprise a cabin exhaust air turbine driven by the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line. Hence, the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line may be supplied to the cabin exhaust air turbine, wherein the cabin exhaust air is expanded and thus cooled.
  • the cabin exhaust air turbine may be coupled to the second compressor so as to drive the second compressor.
  • the cabin exhaust air turbine and the second compressor may be arranged on a common shaft.
  • the cabin exhaust air discharged from the aircraft cabin thus is used to drive the second compressor arranged in the ambient air branch line independent of the first compressor arranged in the ambient air supply line.
  • the bleed air demand for driving the bleed air turbine and hence fuel burn penalty due to the bleed off of air from the aircraft engine can be reduced.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system thus can be operated with a particularly high energy efficiency.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise a connecting line connecting the ambient air supply line to the ambient air branch line.
  • the connecting line may connect the ambient air supply line downstream of the first compressor to the ambient air branch line upstream of the second compressor.
  • downstream and upstream in this context, refer to the direction of flow of the ambient air through the ambient air supply line and the ambient air branch line, respectively.
  • the first compressor and the second compressor may be connected in series, i.e., ambient air at an elevated pressure which exits the first compressor may be supplied to the second compressor so as to be further compressed.
  • An ambient air supply control valve may be provided which is adapted to control the supply of ambient air to the second compressor.
  • the ambient air supply control valve may be adapted to control at least one of the flow of ambient air through the connecting line and the flow of ambient air through the ambient air branch line.
  • the ambient air supply control valve may be designed in the form of a three-way valve which is arranged in the region of an opening of the connecting line into the ambient air branch line. The ambient air supply control valve then is adapted to connect the first compressor and the second compressor either in series or in parallel, or to interrupt the supply of ambient air to the second compressor as desired.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise an electronic control unit which is adapted to control the operation of the cabin exhaust air control valve and thus the flow of cabin exhaust air through the cabin exhaust air line. Further, the electronic control unit may be adapted to control the operation of the ambient air supply control valve and hence the supply of ambient air to the second compressor. Preferably, the electronic control unit is adapted to control the operation of the cabin exhaust air control valve and/or the operation of the ambient air supply control valve in dependence on an ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system. For example, the electronic control unit may control the cabin exhaust air control valve and/or the ambient air supply control valve in such a manner that the amount of compressed ambient air exiting the second compressor is increased in response to an increase in the ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system. Similarly, the electronic control unit may control the cabin exhaust air control valve and the ambient air supply valve in such a manner that the amount of compressed ambient air exiting the second compressor is decreased or even reduced to zero in response to a decrease in the ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • the electronic control unit is adapted to control the operation of the cabin exhaust control valve and the ambient air supply control valve in a synchronized manner in dependence on an ambient air control demand of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • a compressed air recirculation line may connect a portion of the ambient air supply line which extends downstream of the first compressor with a portion of the ambient air supply line which extends upstream of the first compressor.
  • upstream and downstream in this context, refer to the direction of flow of the ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • compressed air exiting the first compressor, via the compressed air recirculation line may be recirculated to the first compressor to be compressed again. This allows an improvement of the heating performance of the aircraft air conditioning system in case the aircraft air conditioning system should be used for heating purposes.
  • a recirculation control valve may be provided for controlling the flow of compressed air exiting the first compressor through the compressed air recirculation line back to the first compressor.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise a reheater which is arranged in the cabin exhaust air line.
  • the reheater may be arranged in the cabin exhaust air line upstream of the cabin exhaust air turbine.
  • upstream refers to the direction of flow of the cabin exhaust air through the cabin exhaust air line.
  • the reheater is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line.
  • the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line, in the reheater can be heated by the transport of heat energy from the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line to the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise a precooler which is arranged in the bleed air supply line and which serves to cool the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line.
  • the precooler is thermally coupled to a ram air channel. The bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line, in the precooler, then can be cooled by the transport of heat energy from the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line to ram air flowing through the ram air channel.
  • the reheater for re-heating the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line may be thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line at different positions.
  • the reheater is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line upstream of the precooler arranged in the bleed air supply line.
  • the reheater is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line downstream of the precooler arranged in the bleed air supply line.
  • upstream and downstream in this context, refer to the direction of flow of the bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • the reheater By arranging the reheater in thermal contact with the bleed air supply line upstream of the precooler, the bleed air consumption of the overall system can be reduced. Arranging the thermal coupling between the reheater and the bleed air supply line downstream of the precooler arranged in the bleed air supply line, however, allows a reduction of the ram air flow through the ram air channel.
  • the architecture of the aircraft air conditioning system can be adapted in dependence of whether either a minimized bleed air consumption or a minimized ram air consumption of the reheater is desired.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise an ambient air cooler which is arranged in the ambient air supply line and which serves to cool the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line prior to being supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • the ambient air cooler is arranged in the ambient air supply line downstream of the first compressor, wherein the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • the ambient air cooler may be thermally coupled to the ram air channel. The ambient air, in the ambient air cooler, then may be cooled by the transport of heat energy from the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line to ram air flowing through the ram air channel.
  • the precooler and the ambient air cooler may be arranged in the ram air channel either in parallel or in series.
  • the precooler and the ambient air cooler may be arranged in two parallel ram air channel branches which each have ram air flowing therethrough independent from each other. This configuration ensures that both, the precooler and the ambient air cooler, are supplied with ram air having the same temperature and hence the same cooling capacity.
  • the ram air channel in case a simple and hence lightweight design of the ram air channel is desired, it is also conceivable to arrange the precooler and the ambient air cooler in the ram air channel in series, i.e., the ram air may first be directed through the ambient air cooler and only thereafter through the precooler or vice versa.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further be provided with a condenser which may be arranged in the ambient air supply line.
  • the condenser may be arranged in the ambient air supply line downstream of the ambient air cooler, wherein the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • the condenser may be thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line. This allows the ambient air, in the condenser, to be cooled by the transport of heat energy from the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line to the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line.
  • the condenser is supplied with bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line downstream of the bleed air turbine, wherein the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • downstream in this context, refers to the direction of flow of bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • the ambient air preferably is cooled below the dew point of water in order to condense the free water present in the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line before the ambient air is directed into the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • a water separator may be arranged in the ambient air supply line, in particular downstream of the condenser, wherein the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • the water separator may be designed in the form of a high pressure separator and may serve to remove liquid water condensed from the ambient air stream upon being cooled in the condenser. Liquid water removed from the ambient in the water separator may be discharged into the ram air channel so as to be discharged to the ambient atmosphere, together with the ram air flowing through the ram air channel.
  • water removed from the ambient air in the water separator, via a spring nozzle or another suitable supply device is injected into the ram air channel, preferably upstream of an ambient air cooler and/or a precooler arranged in the ram air channel, wherein the term “upstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ram air through the ram air channel.
  • upstream refers to the direction of flow of ram air through the ram air channel.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise an ambient air turbine which is driven by the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line.
  • the ambient air turbine is arranged in the ambient air supply line downstream of the water separator, wherein the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • downstream in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • the ambient air turbine may be coupled to the first compressor so as to drive the first compressor.
  • the ambient air turbine may be arranged with the first compressor and preferably also the bleed air turbine on a common shaft. This configuration allows a particularly energy-efficient operation of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • a trim air line may branch off from the ambient air supply line, in particular between the first compressor and the ambient air cooler.
  • the trim air line may open into the ambient air supply line downstream of the ambient air turbine, wherein the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air line.
  • downstream in this context, refers to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air line.
  • ambient air at an elevated pressure and at an elevated temperature may be supplied to the ambient air exiting the ambient air turbine thus allowing ambient air at a desired temperature and a desired pressure to be supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • An additional hot air tapping line may branch off from the trim air line. This allows to supply trim air also to other areas than the mixer unit.
  • a hot air regulation valve may be used to regulate the amount of trim air.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise an altitude vent line which branches off from the ambient air supply line upstream of the ambient air turbine and in particular upstream of the condenser.
  • the altitude vent line may open into the ambient air supply line downstream of the ambient air turbine, wherein the terms “upstream” and “downstream,” in this context, refer to the direction of flow of ambient air through the ambient air supply line.
  • An altitude vent valve may be arranged in the altitude vent line so as to control the flow of ambient air through the altitude vent line.
  • the altitude vent line thus bypasses the condenser, the water separator and the ambient air turbine and may, during flight operation of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system, be used to increase permeability of the ambient air supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system and hence to reduce the effort for pressurizing the ambient air.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further be provided with an emergency ambient air supply line which directly connects the ambient air inlet to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • an emergency ambient air supply line which directly connects the ambient air inlet to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • ambient air entering the system via the ambient air inlet can be directly supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system, thus ensuring that at least the basic ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system is satisfied.
  • a shut off valve (SOV) may be used to open this emergency air supply line when needed.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may also be equipped with a bypass line which is adapted to bypass the reheater.
  • the bypass line may connect a portion of the bleed air supply line extending upstream of the reheater to a portion of the bleed air supply line extending downstream of the reheater, so as to bypass the reheater.
  • upstream and downstream in this context, refer to the direction of flow of the bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • a bypass valve may be arranged in the bypass line and may be adapted to control the flow of bleed air through the bypass line.
  • a further bypass line may be provided which is adapted to bypass the precooler.
  • the further bypass line may connect a portion of the bleed air supply line extending between the reheater and the precooler to a portion of the bleed air supply line extending downstream of the precooler, so as to bypass the precooler.
  • upstream and downstream in this context, again refer to the direction of flow of the bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • a further bypass valve may be arranged in the further bypass line and may be adapted to control the flow of bleed air through the further bypass line.
  • Operation of the bypass valves and hence the flows of bleed air through the bypass line and the reheater, respectively, and the flows of bleed air through the further bypass line and the precooler, respectively, may be controlled in dependence on a desired discharge temperature of the bleed air turbine so as to optimize the cooling performance of the aircraft air conditioning system. Furthermore, by supplying a sufficient amount of hot bleed air which bypasses the reheater and/or the precooler to the bleed air turbine, icing of the bleed air turbine can be prevented.
  • a cabin exhaust air branch line may branch off from the cabin exhaust air line just before the air enters an ejector device and may open into the ram air channel, preferably downstream of the ambient air precooler and the precooler.
  • a cabin air dump valve may be disposed in the cabin exhaust air branch line in particular downstream of the cabin exhaust air turbine and serves to control the flow of cabin exhaust air to be dumped either upstream of the ambient air precooler and the precooler or downstream of them.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further comprise a backup line which branches off from the bleed air supply line, in particular downstream of the condenser.
  • the term “downstream,” in this context, refers to the direction of flow of bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • a backup valve may be arranged in the backup line so as to control the flow of bleed air through the backup line.
  • the backup valve may be designed in the form of a three-way valve which may be disposed in the region of a branch point between the backup line and the bleed air supply line.
  • bleed air can be supplied to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system in the event of a failure of the ambient air system, i.e., in the event that the supply of ambient air to the mixer is interrupted or affected in order to satisfy the air demand of the mixer.
  • the backup valve remains closed in order to prevent bleed air from entering the mixer.
  • the backup valve may be used to control the supply of bleed air, either the total amount of bleed air or only a part of the bleed air to the mixer. This operation can be an intended normal mode of operation or only a failure mode acting as backup to the pure ambient air mode.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system may further be equipped with a bleed air branch line which branches off from the bleed air supply line and which is adapted have hot (untreated) bleed air flowing therethrough.
  • the bleed air branch line may branch off from the bleed air supply line upstream of the reheater and also upstream of an upstream-side connecting point of the bypass line with the bleed air supply line.
  • upstream in this context, refers to the direction of flow of the bleed air through the bleed air supply line.
  • a hot air regulation valve may be disposed in the bleed air branch line so as to control the flow of hot bleed air through the bleed air branch line.
  • the hot air regulation valve can be suitably controlled in order to allow a desired volume flow of hot bleed air through the bleed air branch line which may be used for heating purposes in addition to or instead of hot ambient air flowing through the additional trim air line. It should, however, be noted that the bleed air flowing through the bleed air branch line should not be directed into the mixer so as to ensure that, at least during normal operation of the aircraft air conditioning system, the mixer is exclusively supplied with ambient air and, if desired, recirculation air which is recirculated from the aircraft cabin to be air conditioned.
  • At least one of the bleed air supply line and the cabin exhaust air line may open into the ram air channel.
  • the cabin exhaust air line is connected to an ejector disposed in the ram air channel.
  • the ejector preferably is adapted to inject the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line at an increased speed and pressure thus enhancing the cooling capacity of the cabin exhaust air.
  • the ejector may be driven by the bleed air exiting the bleed air supply line thus allowing a particularly energy-efficient operation of the ejector.
  • a flow of ambient air is guided through an ambient air supply line having a first end connected to an ambient air inlet and a second end connected to a mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system so as to supply ambient air to the mixer.
  • the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line is compressed via a first compressor arranged in the ambient air supply line.
  • a flow of bleed air bled off from an engine or an auxiliary power unit is guided through a bleed air supply line having a first end connected to the engine or the auxiliary power unit and a second end connected to an aircraft environment.
  • a bleed air turbine is driven by the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line, the bleed air turbine being coupled to the first compressor so as to drive the first compressor.
  • a flow of ambient air may be guided through an ambient air branch line branching off from the ambient air supply line upstream of the first compressor and opening into the ambient air supply line downstream of the first compressor.
  • the ambient air flowing through the ambient air branch line may be compressed by means of a second compressor arranged in the ambient air branch line.
  • a flow of cabin exhaust air may be guided through a cabin exhaust air line.
  • the flow of cabin exhaust air through the cabin exhaust air line in particular may be controlled via a cabin exhaust air control valve arranged in the cabin exhaust air line.
  • a cabin exhaust air turbine may be driven by means of the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line, the cabin exhaust air turbine being coupled to the second compressor so as to drive the second compressor.
  • a flow of ambient air may be guided through a connecting line connecting the ambient air supply line downstream of the first compressor to the ambient air branch line upstream of the second compressor.
  • the supply of ambient air to the second compressor may be controlled via an ambient air supply control valve.
  • the supply of ambient air to the second compressor, via the ambient air supply control valve may be controlled by controlling at least one of the flow of ambient air through the connecting line and the flow of ambient air through the ambient air branch line.
  • the operation of the cabin exhaust air control valve and the ambient air supply control valve may be controlled in a synchronized manner in dependence on an ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • a flow of compressed air may be guided through a compressed air recirculation connecting a portion of the ambient air supply line which extends downstream of the first compressor with a portion of the ambient air supply line which extends upstream of the first compressor.
  • the flow of compressed air exiting the first compressor through the compressed air recirculation line back to the first compressor may be controlled by means of a recirculation control valve.
  • the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line may be heated via a reheater arranged in the cabin exhaust air line, in particular upstream of the cabin exhaust air turbine, preferably by transporting heat energy from the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line to the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line.
  • the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line may be cooled by means of a precooler arranged in the bleed air supply line, preferably by transporting heat energy from the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line to ram air flowing through a ram air channel.
  • the reheater may be thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line either upstream or downstream of the precooler.
  • the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line may be cooled via an ambient air cooler arranged in the ambient air supply line, in particular downstream of the first compressor, preferably by transporting heat energy from the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line to ram air flowing through the ram air channel.
  • Water contained in the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line may be condensed by means of a condenser arranged in the ambient air supply line, in particular downstream of the ambient air cooler, preferably by transporting heat energy from the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line to the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line.
  • Water contained in the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line may be separated from the ambient air via a water separator arranged in the ambient air supply line, in particular downstream of the condenser.
  • An ambient air turbine may be driven by the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line, the ambient air turbine preferably being coupled to the first compressor so as to drive the first compressor.
  • a flow of ambient air may be guided through a trim air line branching off from the ambient air supply line between the first compressor and the ambient air cooler and opening into the ambient air supply line downstream of the ambient air turbine.
  • a flow of ambient air may be guided through an altitude vent line branching off from the ambient air supply line upstream of the ambient air turbine, in particular upstream of the condenser, and opening into the ambient air supply line downstream of the ambient air turbine.
  • the flow of ambient air through the altitude vent line preferably is controlled by means of an altitude vent valve arranged in the altitude vent line.
  • a flow of ambient air may be guided through an emergency ambient air supply line directly connecting the ambient air inlet to the mixer of the aircraft air conditioning system.
  • a flow of bleed air may be guided through a bypass line so as to bypass the reheater.
  • the flow of bleed air through the bypass line may be controlled via a bypass valve.
  • a flow of bleed air may be guided through a further bypass line so as to bypass the precooler.
  • the flow of bleed air through the further bypass line may be controlled by means of a further bypass valve.
  • a flow of cabin exhaust air may be guided through a cabin exhaust air branch line branching off from the cabin exhaust air line, in particular downstream of the cabin exhaust air turbine, and opening into the ram air channel, in particular downstream of the ambient air precooler and the precooler.
  • the flow of cabin exhaust air through the cabin exhaust air branch line, in particular downstream of the cabin exhaust air turbine, may be controlled via a cabin air dump valve.
  • a flow of bleed air may be guided through a backup line branching off from the bleed air supply line, in particular downstream of the condenser.
  • the flow of bleed air through the backup line preferably is controlled by means of a backup valve arranged in the backup line.
  • a flow of hot bleed air may be guided through a bleed air branch line branching off from the bleed air supply line.
  • the flow of hot bleed air through the bleed air branch line may be controlled via a hot air regulation valve.
  • At least one of bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line and cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line may be guided into the ram air channel.
  • the cabin exhaust air preferably is supplied to the ram air channel via an ejector disposed in the ram air channel which is adapted to inject the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line into the ram air channel.
  • the ejector may be driven by the bleed air exiting the bleed air supply line.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system
  • FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of a third embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of a fourth embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of a fifth embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic representation of a sixth embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system.
  • An aircraft air conditioning system 10 comprises an ambient air supply line 12 .
  • the ambient air supply line 12 has a first end which is connected to an ambient air inlet 14 .
  • the ambient air inlet 14 in the embodiment of an aircraft air conditioning system 10 shown in the drawings, is designed in the form of a scoop inlet.
  • a second end of the ambient air supply line 12 is connected to a mixer 16 of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • ambient air supplied to the mixer 16 via the ambient air supply line 12 is mixed with recirculation air discharged from a cabin of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the mixed air generated within the mixer 16 finally is supplied to the aircraft cabin in order to air-condition the aircraft cabin.
  • the ambient air entering the aircraft air conditioning system 10 via the ambient air inlet 14 is supplied to a first compressor 18 which is arranged in the ambient air supply line 12 .
  • the ambient air is compressed to an elevated pressure.
  • the compressed air exiting the first compressor 18 has a temperature which is higher than the temperature of the ambient air supplied to the first compressor 18 .
  • An ambient air branch line 20 branches off from the ambient air supply line 12 upstream of the first compressor 18 and opens into the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the first compressor 18 .
  • a second compressor 22 is arranged in the ambient air branch line 20 which is adapted to compress the ambient air flowing through the ambient air branch line 20 .
  • ambient air exiting the second compressor 22 has a higher pressure and also a higher temperature than the ambient air supplied to the second compressor 22 .
  • a connecting line 24 connects the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the first compressor 18 to the ambient air branch line 20 upstream of the second compressor 22 .
  • the first compressor 18 and the second compressor 24 can be connected in series, thus allowing compressed ambient air exiting the first compressor 18 to be further compressed by means of the second compressor 22 .
  • An ambient air supply control valve 26 is arranged in the region of an opening of the connecting line 24 into the ambient air branch line 20 and is adapted to control the supply of ambient air to the second compressor 22 .
  • the ambient air supply valve 26 is designed in the form of a three-way valve which allows to either interrupt or to allow the supply of ambient air to the second compressor 22 and, furthermore, to connect the first compressor 18 and the second compressor 22 either in parallel or in series.
  • Compressed ambient air exiting the first and the second compressor 18 , 22 , respectively, is supplied to an ambient air cooler 28 which is arranged in the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the first compressor 18 .
  • the ambient air cooler 28 is disposed in a ram air channel 30 and thus is thermally coupled to the ram air channel 30 .
  • ram air flows through the ram air channel 30 , entering the ram air channel 30 via a ram air inlet 31 .
  • ambient air flows through the ram air channel 30 , conveyed through the ram air channel 30 by means of a blower 33 .
  • a jet pump may be used to convey ambient air through the ram air channel 30 during ground operation of the aircraft.
  • the ram air flowing through the ram air channel 30 exits the ram air channel 30 via a ram air outlet.
  • a ram air outlet flap (not shown) may be used to control the ram pressure in the ram air channel 30 .
  • the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 thus, in the ambient air cooler 28 , is cooled by transporting heat energy from the ambient air to the ram air flowing through the ram air channel 30 .
  • the ambient air cooler 28 is disposed in a ram air channel branch 30 a and thus cooled by the ram air flowing through the ram air channel branch 30 a.
  • the ambient air inlet 14 and the ram air inlet 31 are designed as separate devices. It is, however, also conceivable to design the ambient air inlet 14 and the ram air inlet 31 in the form of a combined air intake, in particular in the form of a combined NACA/Scoop air intake which may be equipped with a deflection flap.
  • the size of the combined air intake may be adjusted to the operating conditions of the combined air intake during flight operation of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the combined air intake may comprise a ground inlet flap for suitably controlling the supply of air via the combined air intake during ground operation of the aircraft.
  • Ambient air exiting the ambient air cooler 28 further is directed to a condenser 32 which is disposed in the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the ambient air cooler 28 .
  • the ambient air is cooled below the dew point of water in order to transfer free water contained in the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 into the liquid state of aggregation.
  • the liquid water condensed within the condenser 32 is extracted from the ambient air stream flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 via a water separator 34 which is disposed in the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the condenser 32 .
  • the water is injected into the ram air channel 30 via an injector nozzle 38 disposed in the ram air channel 30 .
  • the ram air flowing through the ram air channel 30 can be cooled thus enhancing the cooling capacity of the ram air channel 30 .
  • the ram air flow through the ram air channel 30 and thus the aerodynamic drag caused by the ram air channel 30 can be reduced without affecting the cooling capacity of the ram air channel 30 .
  • the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 is supplied to an ambient air turbine 40 which is arranged in the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the water separator 34 .
  • the ambient air is expanded and thus cooled.
  • the ambient air turbine 40 may be of a robust design which is not sensitive to water droplets.
  • an additional reheater (not shown) may be provided in the ambient air supply line 12 upstream of the ambient air turbine 40 which serves to evaporate any remaining water droplets in the flow of ambient air before the flow of ambient air is supplied to the ambient air turbine 40 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 further comprises a trim air line 42 which branches off from the ambient air supply line 12 between the first compressor 18 and the ambient air cooler 28 and which opens into the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the ambient air turbine 40 .
  • the flow of trim air through the trim air line 42 is controlled via a trim air valve 44 arranged in the trim air line 42 .
  • a trim air valve 44 arranged in the trim air line 42 .
  • ambient air exiting the first and the second compressor 18 , 22 , respectively, and thus having an elevated pressure and an elevated temperature can be supplied to the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the ambient air turbine 40 and thus having a lower pressure and a lower temperature so as to adjust the pressure and the temperature of the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 as desired before the ambient air is supplied to the mixer 16 .
  • the trim air valve 44 can be suitably controlled in order to allow a higher volume flow of hot ambient air exiting the first and the second compressor 18 , 22 , respectively, to be directed into the mixer 16 via the trim air line 42 .
  • An altitude vent line 46 branches off from the ambient air supply line 12 upstream of the condenser 32 and hence also upstream of the ambient air turbine 40 and opens into the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the ambient air turbine 40 .
  • the altitude vent line 46 thus bypasses the condenser 32 , the water separator 34 and the ambient air turbine 40 .
  • the flow of ambient air through the altitude vent line 46 is controlled by means of an altitude vent valve 48 which is arranged in the altitude vent line 46 .
  • the permeability of ambient air through the ambient air supply line 12 can be increased and thus the effort for pressurizing the ambient air in the first and the second compressor 18 , 22 , respectively, can be reduced. This is particularly advantageous when an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system 10 is operated at cruising altitude at a low ambient pressure.
  • the first and/or the second cabin air compressor 18 , 22 typically is/are operated in such a manner that the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 is compressed to a pressure which exceeds the pressure in the aircraft cabin supplied with conditioned air by the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the altitude vent valve 48 and/or the trim air valve 44 then may be used as throttling devices for reducing the pressure of the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 before being supplied to the mixer 16 .
  • an emergency ambient air supply line 50 directly connects the ambient air inlet 14 to the mixer 16 of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the supply of ambient air to the emergency ambient air supply line 40 may be controlled via a suitable valve (not shown in the drawings).
  • ambient air can be supplied to the mixer 16 via the emergency ambient air supply line 50 in order to satisfy at least a basic ambient air demand of the mixer 16 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 further comprises a bleed air supply line 52 which allows a flow of bleed air bled off from an engine 54 of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system 10 therethrough.
  • a first end of the bleed air supply line 52 is connected to the engine 54 .
  • the bleed air supply line 52 can be connected to an auxiliary power unit of the aircraft so as to be supplied with bleed air from the auxiliary power unit.
  • a bleed air control valve 56 which is arranged in the bleed air supply line 52 , serves to control the flow of bleed air through the bleed air supply line 52 .
  • a second end of the bleed air supply line 52 is connected to the aircraft environment, i.e., the ambient atmosphere so as to discharge the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line 52 over board.
  • the second end of the bleed air supply line 52 is connected to the ram air channel 30 such that the bleed air exiting the bleed air supply line 52 is discharged to the aircraft environment via the ram air channel 30 .
  • the bleed air supplied to the aircraft air conditioning system 10 via the bleed air supply line 52 first is supplied to a precooler 58 which is disposed in the bleed air supply line 52 and which is thermally coupled to the ram air channel 30 .
  • the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line 52 in the precooler 58 , is cooled by the transport of heat energy from the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line 52 to the ram air flowing through the ram air channel 30 .
  • the precooler 58 is disposed in a second ram air channel branch 30 b arranged in parallel to the first ram air channel branch 30 a .
  • the ambient air cooler 28 and the precooler 58 are arranged in the ram air channel 30 in parallel allowing the ambient air cooler 28 and the precooler 58 to be cooled by ram air flowing through the ram air channel 30 independent from each other, i.e., with ram air having substantially the same temperature.
  • the bleed air turbine 60 is coupled to the first compressor 18 .
  • the bleed air turbine 60 is arranged with the first compressor 18 and the ambient air turbine 40 on a common shaft.
  • the driving energy for driving the first compressor 18 thus is provided by the bleed air turbine 60 driven by the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line 52 .
  • An optimum use of the energy contained in the ambient air flowing the ambient supply line 12 is made by coupling the first compressor 18 also to the ambient air turbine 40 in order to provide additional driving energy to the first compressor 18 .
  • the bleed air exiting the bleed air turbine 60 via the bleed air supply line 52 , is directed to the condenser 32 .
  • the condenser 32 is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line 52 and the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 , in the condenser 32 , is cooled by the transport of heat energy from the ambient air to the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line 52 .
  • the bleed air exiting the condenser 32 is discharged into the ram air channel 30 as described above.
  • a backup line 62 branches off from the bleed air supply line 52 downstream of the condenser 32 .
  • the backup line opens into the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the ambient air turbine 40 .
  • the flow of bleed air through the backup line 62 is controlled by means of a backup valve 64 .
  • the backup valve 64 is designed in the form of a three-way valve which is arranged in the region of a branch point between the bleed air supply line 52 and the backup line 62 .
  • bleed air can be directed to the mixer 16 in order to satisfy a basic air demand of the mixer 16 .
  • the backup valve 64 is closed so as to ensure that the mixer 16 is exclusively supplied with ambient air and, if desired, recirculation air which is recirculated from the aircraft cabin to be air conditioned.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 further comprises a cabin exhaust air line 66 allowing a flow of cabin exhaust air there through.
  • the cabin exhaust air line 66 is connected to the aircraft cabin and serves to discharge cabin exhaust air from the aircraft cabin, wherein the flow of cabin exhaust air through the cabin exhaust air line 66 is controlled via a cabin exhaust air control valve 68 .
  • the cabin exhaust air After being discharged from the aircraft cabin, the cabin exhaust air first is directed through a reheater 70 which is arranged in the cabin exhaust air line 66 .
  • the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line 66 is heated to an elevated temperature.
  • the reheater 70 is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line 52 downstream of the precooler 58 .
  • the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line 66 in the reheater 70 , is heated by the transport of heat energy from the bleed air flowing through the bleed air supply line 52 to the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line 66 .
  • the cabin exhaust air exiting the reheater 70 is directed to a cabin exhaust air turbine 72 so as to drive the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 and to thereby be expanded and cooled.
  • the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 driven by the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line 66 is coupled to the second compressor 22 so as to drive the second compressor 22 .
  • the second compressor 22 and the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 are disposed on a common shaft.
  • the energy contained in the cabin exhaust air is used to drive the second compressor 22 in order to provide the mixer 16 with a sufficient amount of compressed ambient air also when the aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system 10 is operated at high altitude, i.e., at a low ambient pressure.
  • An electronic control unit 74 of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 is adapted to control the operation of the cabin exhaust air control valve 68 and the ambient air supply control valve 26 .
  • the electronic control unit 74 controls the operation of the cabin exhaust air control valve 68 and the operation of the ambient air supply control valve 26 in a synchronized manner in dependence on an ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the cabin exhaust air control valve 68 and the ambient air supply control valve 26 under the control of the electronic control unit 74 , are opened in a synchronized manner so as to increase the supply of cabin exhaust air to the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 and to also increase the supply of ambient air to the second compressor 22 in order to satisfy an increased ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the cabin exhaust air control valve 68 and the ambient air supply control valve 26 under the control of the electronic control unit 74 , are closed so as to reduce the supply of cabin exhaust air to the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 and the supply of ambient air to the second compressor 22 in response to a reduced ambient air demand of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 .
  • the first compressor 18 and the second compressor 22 may be operated in parallel or in series, as desired. Parallel operation of the first compressor 18 and the second compressor 22 may lead to a reduced ram air consumption of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 , but typically leads to a slightly higher bleed air demand.
  • Cabin exhaust exiting the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 is discharged into the ram air channel 30 .
  • the cabin exhaust air line 66 is connected to an ejector 76 which is disposed in the ram air channel 30 and which is adapted to inject the cabin exhaust air flowing through the cabin exhaust air line 66 into the ram air channel 30 .
  • the ejector 76 is driven by the bleed air exiting the bleed air supply line 52 , thus allowing a particularly energy efficient operation of the ejector 76 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 depicted in FIG. 2 differs from the arrangement according to FIG. 1 only in that the reheater 70 is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line 52 upstream of the precooler 58 . While by arranging the reheater upstream of the precooler, the bleed air consumption of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 can be reduced, an arrangement of the reheater 70 downstream of the precooler 58 as shown in FIG. 1 allows a decrease of the ram air flow through the ram air channel 30 . Otherwise, the structure and the function of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 2 correspond to the structure and the function of the arrangement depicted in FIG. 1 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 3 differs from the configuration according to FIG. 2 in that the ram air channel 30 no longer comprises a first ram air channel branch 30 a and a second ram air channel branch 30 b .
  • the ambient air cooler 28 and the precooler 58 are arranged in the ram air channel 30 in series.
  • the ambient air cooler 28 is arranged in the ram air channel 30 upstream of the precooler 58 .
  • the precooler 58 thus is supplied with ram air which is already heated by the transfer of heat from the ambient air flowing through the ambient air supply line 12 in the ambient air cooler 28 .
  • the ram air channel 30 in the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 3 , is of a particularly simple and thus lightweight design. Otherwise, the structure and the function of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 3 correspond to the structure and the function of the arrangement depicted in FIG. 2 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 4 differs from the configuration according to FIG. 3 in that a shut off valve 78 is installed in the emergency ambient air supply line 50 . If need be, the shut off valve 78 is opened to allow air flowing into the mixer 16 . Furthermore, an additional trim air line 80 branches off from the trim air line 42 upstream of the trim air valve 44 . The additional trim air line 80 can be used to supply trim air to other areas than the mixer 16 . A trim air regulation valve 82 installed in the additional trim air line 80 is used to modulate this trim air flow. Otherwise, the structure and the function of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 4 correspond to the structure and the function of the arrangement depicted in FIG. 3 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 5 differs from the configuration according to FIG. 3 in that, like in the arrangement of FIG. 4 , a shut off valve 78 is installed in the emergency ambient air supply line 50 . Furthermore, like the arrangement of FIG. 4 , also the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 5 comprises an additional trim air line 80 which branches off from the trim air line 42 upstream of the trim air valve 44 and a trim air regulation valve 82 which is installed in the additional trim air line 80 for modulating the trim air flow through the additional trim air line.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 further comprises a compressed air recirculation line 84 which branches off from the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the first compressor 18 and which opens back into the ambient air supply line 12 upstream of the first compressor 18 .
  • compressed air exiting the first compressor 18 via the compressed air recirculation line 84 , may be recirculated to the first compressor 18 to be compressed again. This allows an improvement of the heating performance of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 in case the aircraft air conditioning system 10 should be used for heating purposes.
  • the flow of compressed air exiting the first compressor 18 through the compressed air recirculation line 84 back to the first compressor 18 is controlled via a recirculation control valve 86 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 also is equipped with a bypass line 87 which connects a portion of the bleed air supply line 52 extending upstream of the reheater 70 to a portion of the bleed air supply line 52 extending downstream of the reheater 70 , so as to bypass the reheater 70 .
  • a bypass valve 88 is arranged in the bypass line 87 so as to control the flow of bleed air through the bypass line 87 .
  • a further bypass line 89 connects a portion of the bleed air supply line 52 extending between the reheater 70 and the precooler 58 to a portion of the bleed air supply line 52 extending downstream of the precooler 58 , so as to bypass the precooler 58 .
  • a further bypass valve 90 is arranged in the further bypass line 89 so as to control the flow of bleed air through the further bypass line 89 .
  • Operation of the bypass valves 88 , 90 and hence the flows of bleed air through the bypass line 87 and the reheater 70 , respectively, and the flows of bleed air through the further bypass line 88 and the precooler 58 , respectively, may be controlled in dependence on a desired discharge temperature of the bleed air turbine 60 so as to optimize the cooling performance of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 . Furthermore, by supplying a sufficient amount of hot bleed air which bypasses the reheater 70 and/or the precooler 58 to the bleed air turbine 60 , icing of the bleed air turbine 60 can be prevented.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 of FIG. 5 further comprises an electric motor 92 which is associated with the compressor/turbine arrangement defined by the second compressor 22 and the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 .
  • an electric motor 92 which is associated with the compressor/turbine arrangement defined by the second compressor 22 and the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 .
  • the discharge temperatures of the bleed air turbine 60 should not fall below 0° C. in order to avoid icing of the bleed air turbine 60 .
  • the compressor/turbine arrangement defined by the second compressor 22 and the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 then has to provide for a sufficient cooling performance of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 , wherein the electric motor 92 , if need be, may boost the driving performance of the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 or may also be used as the only driving means for driving the second compressor 22 .
  • the compressor/turbine arrangement defined by the second compressor 22 and the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 when being provided with an additional electric motor 92 for boosting the driving performance of the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 may be used for driving a jet pump which is arranged in the ram air channel 30 for conveying ambient air through the ram air channel 30 during ground operation of the aircraft.
  • the electric motor 92 is coupled to the shaft coupling the second compressor 22 to the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 via a clutch (not shown). This allows the electric motor 92 to be decoupled from the shaft when the electric motor 92 is not in operation.
  • the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 is coupled to the shaft via a clutch (not shown) so as to allow a decoupling of the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 from the shaft when only the electric motor 92 operated for driving the second compressor 22 .
  • a heat exchanger 94 is disposed in the connecting line 24 connecting the outlet of the first compressor 18 to the inlet of the second compressor 22 .
  • the heat exchanger 94 acts as an intercooler and serves to cool the ambient air exiting the first compressor 18 before being supplied to the second compressor 22 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 comprises an ozone converter 96 which is disposed in the ambient air supply line 12 downstream of the first and the second compressor 18 , 22 .
  • the ram air channel 30 of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 depicted in FIG. 5 is equipped with a ram air check valve 97 which allows the ram air flowing through the ram air channel 30 to bypass the blower 33 during flight operation of an aircraft equipped with the aircraft air conditioning system 10 when a sufficient amount of ram air is available and operation of the blower 33 is not needed.
  • the blower 33 may be provided with variable fan blades.
  • a cabin exhaust air branch line 98 branches off from the cabin exhaust air line 66 just before the air enters the ejector 76 and opens into the ram air channel 30 downstream of the ambient air precooler 28 and the precooler 58 .
  • a cabin air dump valve 100 is disposed in the cabin exhaust air branch line 98 downstream of the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 and serves to control the flow of cabin exhaust air to be dumped either upstream of the ambient air precooler 28 and the precooler 58 or downstream of them.
  • the cabin exhaust air branch line 98 opens into the ram air channel 30 downstream of the ambient air precooler 28 and the precooler 58 , undesired heating of the ram air prior to being supplied to the ambient air precooler 28 and the precooler 58 due to the supply of cabin exhaust air to the ram air channel 30 can be avoided.
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 of FIG. 5 is equipped with a bleed air branch line 100 which branches off from the bleed air supply line 52 upstream of the reheater 70 and also upstream of an upstream-side connecting point of the bypass line 87 with the bleed air supply line 52 .
  • Hot (untreated) bleed air thus flows through the bleed air branch line 100 .
  • a hot air regulation valve 102 is disposed in the bleed air branch line 100 and serves to control the flow of hot bleed air through the bleed air branch line 100 .
  • the hot air regulation valve 102 can be suitably controlled in order to allow a desired volume flow of hot bleed air to be used for heating purposes, wherein the bleed air may be used in addition to or instead of hot ambient air flowing through the additional trim air line 80 .
  • the bleed air flowing through the bleed air branch line 100 is not directed into the mixer 16 , thus ensuring that, at least during normal operation of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 , the mixer 16 is exclusively supplied with ambient air and, if desired, recirculation air which is recirculated from the aircraft cabin to be air conditioned.
  • the structure and the function of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 4 correspond to the structure and the function of the arrangement depicted in FIG. 3 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 6 differs from the configuration according to FIG. 5 in that, instead of the electric motor 92 , a further bleed air driven turbine 106 is used boost the cabin exhaust air turbine 72 when needed.
  • the further bleed air driven turbine 106 is supplied with bleed air via a bleed air branch line 108 branching off from the bleed air supply line 52 upstream of the bleed air turbine 60 .
  • the flow of bleed air through the bleed air branch line 108 is controlled by means of a valve 110 .
  • the expanded bleed air is discharged into the ram air channel via a discharge line 112 and the ejector 76 .
  • the structure and the function of the aircraft air conditioning system 10 according to FIG. 6 correspond to the structure and the function of the arrangement depicted in FIG. 5 .
  • the aircraft air conditioning system 10 of FIG. 1 may be equipped with an additional trim air line 80 or the aircraft air conditioning system 10 of FIG. 5 may be provided with a reheater 70 which is thermally coupled to the bleed air supply line 52 downstream of the precooler 58 .

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